Palo Alto, CA—Dentons announced today that Kevin Greenleaf joined its Silicon Valley office and Intellectual Property and Technology practice as counsel.They have significant experience in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducting inter partes reviews (IPR) and reexaminations of patents.  Their addition marks a further expansion of Dentons' formidable Intellectual Property Group, a top-tier practice consisting of more than 100 lawyers and technically trained professionals.

Greenleaf is a computer engineer and has significant experience handling litigation-driven IPRs, reexams and post-grant proceedings. He also focuses on patent procurement, portfolio and technical analysis, and strategic counseling. Greenleaf represents clients in a broad range of technologies, with an emphasis on computer architecture, software, circuit design, semiconductors and microelectronic fabrication. Before entering private practice, he was a senior component design engineer at Intel, where he developed cutting-edge computer systems.

"Kevin brings significant IPR and other post-grant challenge experience," said Dr. Rob Hanson, chair of Dentons' US Intellectual Property and Technology practice. "Their practice fits nicely with our existing work in this area and robust patent litigation and prosecution practices.  They are also an important addition to our Silicon Valley office." 

Dentons' Intellectual Property and Technology practice includes numerous experienced engineers and other technically trained professionals holding advanced degrees.  BTI Litigation Outlook 2014 ranked the IP group in the top 10 percent of all law firms for intellectual property litigation and related matters.

"The firm's IP group is full-service and has a deep bench of experienced professionals.  The addition of Kevin to the IP group further expands what is now one of the strongest IPR and post-grant teams in the country,"  added Hanson.

Greenleaf earned his JD from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law and his BSCE from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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